With care and patience, people may accomplish things which, to an indolent person, would appear impossible.

Dorothea Dix
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  1. But the truth is the highest consideration.

  2. The rose is the flower and handmaiden of love - the lily, her fair associate, is the emblem of beauty and purity.

  3. The duties of a teacher are neither few nor small, but they elevate the mind and give energy to the character.

  4. To me, the avocation of a teacher has something elevating and exciting. While surrounded by the young, one may always be doing good.

  5. I shall try and effect all that is before me to perform; and God, I think, will surely give me strength for His work so long as He directs my line of duty.

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